Ever gotten an email from a reputable company like Apple, Verizon, or Coinbase, but something feels a bit off about it?

Introduction

How to ID Spam/Phishing Email?

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Check the Message Body

Why Bother to ID Spam/Phishing Email?

Malicious Intent

Hostile Takeovers

Global Threat Actors

Summary

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In the Message Body

Introduction

Most of us are aware, to some extent, of the danger posed by suspicious emails. But if your inbox is like mine, with 20–30 new emails arriving daily, finding enough time to skim them can be overwhelming, much less tell which ones are suspect. Seems absurd, right?

How to ID Spam/Phishing Email?

Maybe, like I once did, you naïvely assume bad emails all magically end up in the Junk/Spam folder. But can we really trust our spam filter to catch 'em all? ( even Ash didn't pull that one off ) Perhaps try the latest freemium plugin instead? As if any of us can even afford that after rent and bills, right?…